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Re: Clarinet case that won’t cause silver keys to tarnish

Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2022-06-16 04:41

crelias11 wrote:

> I’m pretty sure the glue in my case causes my silver keys to
> tarnish. Is there a case with cover that won’t cause this?

Anything made of rubber that touches or is near the keys will do this. I once tarnished the plating on my keys when I used rubber hair ties to hold down the B keys when my clarinets were stored in the case. In that instance, the cause was obvious - the tarnish was in a track exactly where the hair band had been. Replacing the rubber with plastic bands solves the problem. I suppose that's the basis of suggesting a mouthpiece could be involved, but I've never found that to be a problem.

If you haven't already, check to be sure there's no rubber near the keys. I guess if rubber-based cement was used to hold the case lining in place, that might cause the problem. Anything that puts Sulphur into the air surrounding the clarinet could cause tarnish, perhaps not even related to the case.

Karl

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